Since the one year I tried NaNoWriMo I managed to write myself into a corner in less than 100 words, I’ve decided to instead sign up for NaBloPoMo! I did manage posting every day for one month a couple of years ago, so I should be able to do it again. Visit NaBloPoMo Anyway, Halloween was nice. Apparently the neighborhood does manage to observe the “no lights, no candy” custom, so no one knocked on the door. This left us free to watch the movies that y’all chose for us! :D First up was Plan 9 from Outer Space. It…
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Halloween Movies!
[EDIT:Beetlejuice & Plan 9 From Outer Space it is! Thanks for the help, y’all! :D] It’s Halloween and sqlrob and I are planning on turning off the porch light, barricading ourselves in the house and watching scary/halloweenish movies. But, we can’t decide what we want to watch! Help us decide! I’ve made it a checkbox so you can check more than one, but remember, we will have to sleep sometime…
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Photography I joined a photo group called Project 365+1 – the idea is you take (and post) a photo every day. Other than that, there’s no rules – it can be slice of life, “artistic”, whatever. Mine will probably be heavy on the cat side. :) My cameras are: Nikon D50 (love this camera) Canon Powershot SD1000 (new!) HP Photosmart 320 (old, and probably retired soon) Anyhow, so far I haven’t missed a day, although I’ve been posting in batches rather than every day. I also haven’t managed to post them on my ‘blog, either. I really need to work…
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Originally published at Jen’s Corner. You can comment here or there. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix was great! And speaking of Harry Potter, since there’s some spoiler hints even on CNN, it’s time for me to pull the plug. From /. – “Salon reports that Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows has been leaked four days before it hits bookstores. It turns out that someone with access to the American edition of the book has taken a photograph of every one of the pages and made them available via bittorrent. Publishers may well be quaking in their…
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We are here. We are waiting.
Originally published at Jen’s Corner. You can comment here or there. Transformers is a totally awesome move. If you’ve got a theater like Alamo Drafthouse, you’ve got to go see it. Heck, even if you’re stuck with an inferior theater, go see it. Was it true to the comic and/or cartoon? Hellifiknow. But it was very good. Tuesday we’re going to the Harry Potter feast, then Thursday we’re going to see some bats! Hope it doesn’t rain…
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Originally published at Jen’s Corner. You can comment here or there. A new Spec’s opened near us, so we decided to check it out today. Man, it’s a lush’s paradise! It’s huge – for you Austinites, it’s where Acadamy Sports used to be down on Lamar and 290. Anyway, wow. Acres of beer, booze, and wine, plus lots of cheese, chocolate, and other fancy junk food. My kinda place. I’ve figured out that yes, I really do like beer, and so I’ve been picking up all sorts of different interesting beers. For example, right now I’m drinking an Arrogant Bastard…
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Chocolate – It's what's for dinner
Originally published at Jen’s Corner. You can comment here or there. The only way to see a movie in the theater is to see it at Alamo Drafthouse. Period. End of story. My wonderful husband, who actually reads email newsletters he’s subscribed to, and who tolerates my Johnny Depp obsession, discovered that the Alamo Drafthouse was having a movie/feast combo that he knew I’d want to see: Chocolat. What’s funny is the last time we went to the Drafthouse, it was also for a Johnny Depp movie about chocolate – Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. That time, however, we didn’t…
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I do believe in fairies, I do! I do!
I’m having a very nice, quiet weekend with sqlrob. Sleeping in, minor household chores, video games (Simpson’s Hit & Run), and movies. Last night we watched Peter Pan. I liked it a lot – definitely a lot darker than Disney’s version. Jason Issacs was very yummy both as Dad and as the nefarious Hook. Honesty demands that I admit I cried when Tinkerbell was dying. <grin> Today we watched From Hell, a movie based on Jack the Ripper. That was a good movie. It wasn’t as gory as I’d feared, and the mystery draws you in. Fascinating flick, with a…